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It’s hard to imagine two more disparate films than God Help the Girl and Young Ones. The former – shot in Glasgow on 16mm – is anarchic, whimsical and vibrantly colored, echoing the spirit of the French New Wave. The latter – lensed on anamorphic 35mm during a smoldering South African summer – is formalist, brooding and nearly monochromatic, recalling both the vistas of the American Western and the hard-scrabble Dustbowl sagas of John Steinbeck.

Yet for cinematographer Giles Nuttgens, the projects held a common thread. Continue Reading ›

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Though her resume includes everything from the comedic absurdity of Childrens Hospital to the horror film Black Rock, to moviegoers with a more mainstream studio palette actress Lake Bell is most recognizable as the rom-com best friend or comedic sidekick, doing thankless wing-woman duty in movies like What Happens in Vegas. Bell breaks out of that niche in a significant way with In a World, her feature directorial debut. Continue Reading ›

At the time of its release in 1959, MGMS’s lavish quasi-biblical spectacle Ben-Hur was the most expensive film ever made, with a budget of nearly $16 million. The famed chariot race alone required an 18 acre set at Rome’s Cinecitta Studios, a five week shooting schedule and 7,000 extras. (continue for more behind the scenes pics) Continue Reading ›